ctkatz @ ctkatz @lemmy.ml

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the last time I was on an airplane was december 31, 2000.

nothing since that time has encouraged me to break that boycott.

so you are equating the government of a secular nation to a religion, and that criticizing the actions of that government is the same as being against the existence of that religion.

see I can't really get upset about this because people with pro jewish only israel agendas have thrown that word around so it means nothing. it's about as effective as calling a democrat a socialist and communist.

you know I wish people would stop pussyfooting around the issue and just come out and say it: the israeli government is committing a genocide in gaza. if they're worried about being called antisemitic, don't. they're calling you that anyway and they throw that word around so much that the word has almost no shock value or meaning anymore.

wow, they're really got the pulse of black america by focusing on the hot button issues like checks notes the price of menthol cigarettes.

say nothing about improving education, making going to the doctor more affordable, and the overwhelming targeting by police in black areas.

cigarettes.

are they going to do something about making malt liquor more available?

tell me you don't have a clue about black america issues without telling me you don't have a clue about black america issues.

I think katie porter made a political mistake running for senate. I think she was just short of a lock in her district if she ran for it again but I don't think she appeals statewide against another democrat. she was super effective in house oversight and we're going to lose that and possibly her seat as well.

there are some (not here I don't think) lamenting that porter isn't going to be in the senate and think california would be making a mistake if (as it appears right now) adam schiff is going to get it.

this is one of those things that are fairly obvious if you thought about it for a while even if there was no evidence to prove it. because, sure he is deferential to autocrat strongmen but it was to a different scale with putin.

these things are gaudy, garish, and look super cheap.

who exactly are these things for? I'm sure there are a few magat sneakerheads but not enough to bring even a niche product to market.

I do know even at $400 a pop not enough are going to move to put a dent in that almost half billion in judgements he owes in new york.

I listen to podcasts more than I watch tv. why podcasts? because I don't listen to music radio and the talk stations are either right wing syndicated crap or right wing owned crap, otherwise I'm listening to radio.

chances that a liberal radio infrastructure develops in the company: zer0.

a liberal radio network can work in this country, but it has to be run by actual radio people. air america radio was not run by radio people.

his base which is a very loud minority of the people aka not the person who win you elections. tell the low information voter in september and october that trump owes $88 million to one person for sexually assaulting her and lying about it and $450 million for cheating on his taxes and lying to get bank loans and don't be shocked if one of the red wall states flips in november.

it says a lot about the political coverage in the media and half of the voting population, but I'm not sure it says something about all of us. some of which were raising alarms and flags for 50 years (I'm not that old but I know people that were) and were ignored. sometimes intentionally.

from what I have read, this $450 million fine must come from assets, and not campaign funds.

I don't know about the e jean money, but for this he's going to have to eat himself.

and just remember, the republican national committee currently has $8 million in the bank in an election year, that the new leadership promises will 100% go to elect trump. the money that's leftover from paying his legal bills that is.

liquidator brunt approves.

but will they really? one, I can see A. LOT. more massive fines being applied here. he owes nearly a half BILLION in fines and penalties now.

two, he's no longer nominally in charge. if the monitor says assets need to be sold assets are getting sold.

and three, being banned by new york from being on or running/owning any corporation is not an insignificant matter. in fact, it would say quite a bit if a company did associate with them after the penalty has expired. "junior and eric trump defrauded new york out of millions of dollars five years ago. you want to hire them on? what if they do that to us?". were this in a state like wyoming or north dakota where no one lives and no one really cares it would be one thing. but this is in probably the financial capital of country, if not the world. being banned from doing business in a place where business is constantly happening is bad, and people will remember that.

this is a state court decision. unless there is a federal issue to base an appeal on, scotus can't save him.

so that's nearly a HALF BILLION DOLLARS in fines owed to multiple entities by the (alleged) billionaire who is also the leading candidate to one political party.

now would be a real good time for that party to remove themselves from trump. because if they stay hitched to that wagon, they ain't winning shit. but the hilarious thing is that if they get behind haley right now they'll have an even shot at winning but she's so unappealing to the base they'll never do it.

it's great. 🤣😆🤣😆

the leading contenders for the new national party leadership have said in plain english and on right wing media that if they get in and take charge that every dollar the party raises will go to electing trump. they are saying this with one big state without state chair, one swing state with a state chair under indictment, and one big swing state with a party civil war. this is notwithstanding me at last reports literally having more money in my checking account than one state's party.

the national party's funds won't go to repair the local infrastructure. or to protect vulnerable members in the house and senate or state houses that are in the balance. the national party's funds will be going straight to trump. the money not going to pay his legal fees that is.

let's hope that their fears come true. because as soon as trump got to power, the republican party has acted like nothing but a cult with a strong religious ferver. having one national party being a literal cult acting as a political party in a country this size is not good for anybody.

from what I understand greece is a fairly conservative country and they got this done. that tells me that banning/trying to ban same sex marriage in this country isn't about conservative values protecting family val yuuuz.

not really because you would be breaking the law driving unlicensed even if you were driving the speed limit. so long as there's no reason to pull you over the law isn't being enforced.

driving the speed limit creates a driving hazard, so in that case safety trumps the law.